Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Nurse your St. Patty's Day hangover with this listing of a studio as cheap as a hostel in Dublin.

BoogieDowner has fawned over Woodlawn a bunch already, so I'm not going to re-invent the wheel here. Below is BoogieDowner's obligatory Woodlawn homage:

Woodlawn is a very unique neighborhood in the Bronx. It is an Irish enclave that has enough bars and pubs to make even Galway jealous. My favorites are Rory Dolan's (technically in Yonkers) on McLean Avenue and the Rambling House on Katonah Ave (funny story about the Rambling House and my daughter's baptism, but that's one to be told over a pint). The shepherd's pie and other Irish specialties are can't misses. The people in Woodlawn are super-friendly (hey, a lot of them are happy drunks, I guess). Obviously St. Patty's Day is not to missed up here. You'd have some shopping up and down Katonah and McLean Avenues.

The transportation might a little weird on this side of the hood. The 4 train Woodlawn stop is pretty far away from Webster Avenue. It's all the way over west and a bit south. I guess you'd take the bus to train (if the Bx 34 survives the MTA budget cuts). A saving grace for transportation is that this unit is literally a block or so from the Metro North, but that gets pretty expensive. Any Woodlawners want to share their commutes with us? How's it all go down in the am and pm rushes?

2 comments:

Re: Commute from Webster Ave. You can get the 16 bus on Webster to the No. 4 train. Or, the 31 bus on 233rd to the No. 5 train on White Plains Rd. The 34 bus runs on Katonah to the No. 4 train. The 34bus is not accessible on Webster Ave. Or the alternative, Metro North

I lived in Woodlawn for 5 years (left 6 months ago) and it was the commute, or lack there of, that was the final push to get me out. Without a car you're pretty much stranded. I used to work in midtown and took Metro North every day. 25-30 minutes to GCT is great. The 8:36 train was busy but you could usually get a seat. If you work after "rush hour" Metro North trains run once an hour. Taking the subway home is a pain in the ass because you still need to catch a bus. The extra $70 or so for MN was definitely worth it. There's also the bus that takes you into the city- or at least used to be.

Clean neighborhood, but very limited. Tons of bars, not many restaurants and parking can be a bitch.